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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6, pp. 66-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous military leader seized control of Bayezid in 1402?
(a) Saladin.
(b) Tamerlane.
(c) El Cid.
(d) Genghis Khan.

2. How many tunnels went through the mountain pass?
(a) 28.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 34.

3. What happened with the Orient Express when it went through the Alpine tunnel in Chapter 2?
(a) The train slowed down significantly.
(b) The train stopped.
(c) The train sped up.
(d) The lights went out.

4. What poem did Molesworth quote while waiting for Yugoslav officials to look over passenger papers in Chapter 2?
(a) Japperwocky.
(b) Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
(c) The Wasteland.
(d) The Faerie Queene.

5. Who built the jail in Kabul in 1626?
(a) King Babar.
(b) Ahmad Khan.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Tamerlane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Theroux unable to get food at Meshed in Chapter 5?

2. Where did Sadiq go to enjoy himself when not taking pilgrims to Mecca?

3. Why was the Canadian couple going to Australia?

4. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?

5. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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